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Idioms of the Body

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  • Skeleton in the closet/cupboard.
    If you have a skeleton in the cupboard it means you have are hiding a shocking secret about yourself.
  • To be tongue-tied.
    Describes the feeling (familiar to many language learners) that you get when you can't seem to find the right words to say, and so you are unable to speak. As i
  • break a leg
    good-luck
  • get something off one's chest
    tell someone your problems
  • head start
    an earlier start
  • let one's hair down
    relax, have fun
  • cost an arm and a leg
    be very expensive
  • play something by ear
    do something without a plan
  • by heart
    memorize
  • (an) old hand
    an experienced person
  • To stab someone in the back.
    To say nasty things about someone when they are not there.
  • In the blink of an eye.
    Extremely quickly.
  • Itchy feet.
    To be restless and have a strong desire to travel.
  • cold feet
    nervous just before a big event
  • see eye to eye
    agree
  • keep one's chin up
    try to be cheerful
  • over my dead body
    not unless I'm dead and can't stop you
  • head over heels
    deeply in love
  • To have a bun in the oven.
    To be pregnant.
  • (my) flesh and blood
    relative
  • To put your feet up.
    To relax.
  • The naked eye
    If something can be seen with the naked eye, it can be seen without the help of a microscope.
  • pull one's leg
    joke or tease someone
  • Turn a blind eye.
    To ignore something that you know is wrong.
  • What is the meaning of ALL EARS?
    fully listening
  • Achilles heel.
    A small fault or weakness in a person or system that can result in its failure.
  • (by the) skin of one's teeth
    just barely
  • face the music
    meet, stand up to unpleasant consequences, for example, criticism or punishment
  • thick in the head
    not very intelligent
  • the neck of the woods
    nearby location or region
  • have one's head in the clouds
    be unaware or unrealistic about something